By Paul Gereffi Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Aleksander Barkov set a franchise record with five assists, and MacKenzie Weegar and Mike Matheson each scored twice as the Florida Panthers beat the Minnesota Wild 6-2 on Friday night to snap a six-game losing streak. Jonathan ...
By David Ginsburg AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Anthony Cowan scored 21 points, Jalen Smith had 19 points and 11 rebounds and No. 24 Maryland beat Minnesota 69-60 on Friday night to end the regular season in feel-good fashion following a two-game skid. The Terrapins led by 12 ...
By Erik Erlendsson Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jason Zucker kept putting the puck in the net for the Minnesota Wild. And, Devan Dubnyk refused to let any get by him. Zucker scored all three of Minnesota's goals for his first career hat trick, Dubnyk made 25 saves for his second ...
By Dave Hogg Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Andre Drummond had 31 points and 15 rebounds as the surging Detroit Pistons beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 131-114 on Wednesday night. Drummond posted his 16th straight double-double — the second-longest streak in franchise history. He set ...
By Dave Campbell AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Amir Coffey matched his career with 32 points, making two free throws with 2.5 seconds left Tuesday night to seal Minnesota’s 73-69 victory over No. 11 Purdue to give the Gophers a big boost for an NCAA Tournament berth and spoil the ...
By Tyler Mason Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 41 points and 14 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves spoiled Paul George’s return to the Oklahoma City lineup with a 131-120 win over the Thunder on Tuesday night. Towns has 180 points over his last five ...
Nashville 1 0 1 0—3 Minnesota 0 2 0 0—2 Nashville won shootout 2-1. First Period_1, Nashville, Bonino 15 (Grimaldi, Simmonds), 5:21. Penalties_Johansen, NSH, (slashing), 16:12. Second Period_2, Minnesota, Fehr 6, 16:35. 3, Minnesota, Zucker ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL, AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Ryan Johansen scored in the fourth round of the shootout on Sunday night to give the Nashville Predators a 3-2 victory over Minnesota and stop the Wild's winning streak at five games. Filip Forsberg had the tying goal with 4:19 ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Ryan Donato scored with 2:31 left in overtime to lead the Minnesota Wild past the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Sunday night for their third straight victory. Donato, who has four points in three games since being acquired by the Wild in a trade with Boston, launched his shot ...
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Eight days ago, Geo Baker hit what looked like was going to be the winning 3-pointer in a major upset for Rutgers over No. 21 Iowa. Then Joe Wieskamp banked in an unbelievable 3 from the corner with less than a second to play to turn the game into a heartbreaking home ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Zach Parise and his newest teammate got the Minnesota Wild a much-needed win. Parise had a goal and an assist, and the Wild ended a five-game skid with a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers on Thursday night. Ryan Donato, who was acquired in a trade with Boston on Wednesday, ...
By Dana Caldwell Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — The normally gregarious Rocco Baldelli has been quite tight-lipped about his plans for the closer role, entering his first season as Minnesota’s manager. That’s the biggest unanswered question for the Twins in spring training. ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minnesota coach Jerry Kill says he won't speak again to P.J. Fleck, saying the current Golden Gophers coach is too selfish. Kill spoke to Sirius XM radio Tuesday and said he thinks Fleck is "about himself" instead of the players . Kill said he's been particularly ...
By Tyler Mason Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Ryan Miller made 31 saves for his 44th career shutout as the Anaheim Ducks beat the Minnesota Wild 4-0 Tuesday night. Jakob Silfverberg, Corey Perry, Ryan Kesler and Hampus Lindholm scored to help Anaheim get its third win in four ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The hottest team in the NHL keeps on winning — with a rookie goaltender helping to make history along the way. Jordan Binnington made 31 saves and the St. Louis Blues posted their third straight shutout, beating the Minnesota Wild 4-0 on Sunday for their 10th ...
By Mike Cook Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Nico Hischier scored 3:19 into overtime, Cory Schneider got his first win in nearly 14 months and the New Jersey Devils rallied to beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Friday night. Hischier, Marcus Johansson and Kyle Palmieri each had a ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Thomas Greiss made some big saves, rookie Devon Toews got a power-play goal right after Minnesota tied the score, and Anders Lee dived to block a shot with his head late in the game. The New York Islanders used a strong team effort to get another win. Toews scored the ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have agreed to minor league contracts with first baseman Lucas Duda and journeyman infielder Adam Rosales. The Twins announced Saturday that Duda and Rosales had been invited to big league spring training. Duda hit a combined .241 with 14 home runs and ...
By Larry Lage AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Magic Johnson was back at Michigan State, joining his teammates to celebrate the 40-year anniversary of winning the national championship. The Hall of Famer and Los Angeles Lakers president had plenty of opportunities to flash his ...
By Tom Canavan AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Riding a four-game losing streak, playing without team captain Mikko Kiovu for the rest of the season because of a knee injury and seeing their grip on a wild-card playoff berth slipping, the Minnesota Wild needed players to step up in ...